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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

723 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 37

Coal Trade Is Now Brighter All Are Re-employed at Lithgow and Hermitage

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 2

Practically all miners, wheelers, shiftmen, and youths who were recently dismissed from the Lithgow Valley and Hermitage collieries, when…

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Our Coal Trade Shows Encouraging Improvement Lithgow, Hermitage and Steelworks

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 2

The majority of the men retrenched at Lithgow Valley and Hermitage [?]clleries resumed work yesterday. Some have left the district following…

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Australianities Gold!

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

I was walking round one of the oldest western goldfields the other day and thoughts came crowding into, or from, my mind fast and furiously…

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Sunny Corner Revival of Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 6

Once more the Corner is becoming[?] lively centre, as a result of the old Sunny Corner mine opening up, and Messrs. Stephenson, Best and…

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Strike Off Mine Workers Nottinghamshire Unions Merge London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

The delegate conference of the Mine Workers' Federation today endorsed the terms of amalgamation of the two "miners' unions which have…

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Price of Gold Stabilisation Imminent? Rumors in London London

National Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 3

Active intervention in exchange control during the past two days to maintain gold at a higher price have led to rumors that stabilisation is…

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Oil From Coal Low Temperature Carbonisation Should Yield Small Profit, Say Experts

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 6

A small excess of revenue over expenditure in the production of oil from coal by the low temperature carbonisation method is predicted in…

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Turf Tattle Gold Rod Out of Cups the Raider Retires Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

Gold Rod won the A.J.C. St. Leger in quite good style and occupied the mile and three-quarters satisfactory. However, the general opinion is…

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Talk on Coal Mining. Former Miner Apexian

Leader · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 6

An interesting address on coal mining was delivered to the Apex Club at its dinner at the Club Hotel on Monday evening, by Apexian [?]…

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Pensions Wanted For Aged Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 5

A pensions scheme for aged miners was requested by a deputation to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) yesterday…

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Western Miners Delegates To Federal Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 4

As briefly announced on Monday, the ballot has been concluded for the election of two delegates from the Western district to attend the State…

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Oil From Coal McLachlan and Vincent Disliked by Northern Advocates

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 5

The Northern Oil from Coal Council on Monday decided to request the Governments to withdraw the Minister for Development (Senator…

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London 'Change Long List of Falls Gold Price Threatened LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 1

A long list of falls marked the close of a listless day on the Stock Exchange, which was perturbed at the Spanish situation and even more…

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In Danger Mudgee Line Collieries

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 3

THE Assistant-Minister for Commerce (Mr. H. V. Thorby) was informed by a deputation yesterday that, as a consequence of the…

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Cullengoral Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 4

CULLENGORAL Alluvial Gold reports: In the drive approximately 80ft in from No. 3 shall there has been located 2ft of wash over back…

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Cheaper Freights Deputation From Mudgee Collieries Ix Danger Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 2

The Assistant-Minister for Commerce (Mr. C. V. Thorby) was informed by a deputation to-day that as a consequence of the railway freight…

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Still Some Left Increased Gold Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 1

GOLD production of New South Wales was 20,749[?]z fine, valued at £A183,143, for the first four mouths of this year, compared with…

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Interesting Decision by Mining Warden

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 20

A DECISION was given by Mr. Warden F. Grugeon, Murrumburrah, which is of considerable importance to miners and…

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Gold the Great Discovery of 1851 (Copyright)

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 2

Resistlessly the wheel of Time revolves. Men come and go but life flows on. Change succeeds change. Today we contemplate the events…

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Aged Miners' Pensions Big Number in North But West Has Comparatively Few Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 6

The northern miners assistant secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson) claimed today that, if mine workers over the age of 60 were pensioned off, as…

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